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it's certainly not unique to president obama. that's a disease that afflicted politicians across the political spectrum. >> thanks very much to both of you. all of your smart points aside, i say the guy can get a day off. he can have a guys weekend even though he's the president. >>> still to come, today, officials announced what caused the fire on the carnival cruise triumph. we have the reason. >>> and it's not pennies from heaven, but what the meteor left behind could mean big, big, big bucks. >>> our third story "outfront," a galactic gold rush. the meteor that exploded over russia last week left behind some destruction. thousands of people were injured, windows were blown out, and the pictures were incredible, and it also left behind thousands of tiny meteorites. phil black is in the mountains where professionals and amateurs alike are all looking for a piece of the pie. >> erin, this was the point of impact. they say this is where part of that meteor slammed through the ice of this frozen lake. they have been searching this
it's certainly not unique to president obama. that's a disease that afflicted politicians across the political spectrum. >> thanks very much to both of you. all of your smart points aside, i say the guy can get a day off. he can have a guys weekend even though he's the president. >>> still to come, today, officials announced what caused the fire on the carnival cruise triumph. we have the reason. >>> and it's not pennies from heaven, but what the meteor left behind could...
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it's certainly not unique to president obama. that's a disease that afflicted politicians across the political spectrum. >> thanks very much to both of you. all of your smart points aside, i say the guy can get a day off. he can have a guys weekend even though he's the president. ice of this frozen lake. they have been searching this area. around here, they have found 53 separate small fragments of that meteorite. up on the surface, scientists have been combing this whole area, so fragments have been found on the surface, a bigger mystery remains, what lies beneath the ice? scientists are pretty sure there are even bigger fragments now sitting beneath the ice, beneath ten meters of water on this lake. divers have been in to see what they could find, but they said it was silty, visibility was poor, they found nothing, but they're going to try again in the spring and the snow and ice melts, and scientists believe that will be the best time to find any fragments that made it to the surface, not just here at the lake, but across the
it's certainly not unique to president obama. that's a disease that afflicted politicians across the political spectrum. >> thanks very much to both of you. all of your smart points aside, i say the guy can get a day off. he can have a guys weekend even though he's the president. ice of this frozen lake. they have been searching this area. around here, they have found 53 separate small fragments of that meteorite. up on the surface, scientists have been combing this whole area, so...
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today again president obama rang the alarm bells on the four spending cuts that are set to take effect seven days from now. >> i've been very clear that these kinds of arbitrary automatic cuts would have an adverse impact on families, on teachers, on parents who are reliant on head start programs, on our military readiness, on mental health services on medical search. >> you heard a bit of it there, especially from democrats you're hearing we'll have trouble fighting wildfires, airplanes, security lines will be long, all sorts of things. how much of that is true? how much of it is politics? how do we react to that? "outfront," daniel altman, economics professor at nyu, it political columnist for "newsweek" and "the daily beast." you listened to all this talk about all these dire implications, is it real or is it scare tactics? >> some of it is definitely real. if you look at the figures we're looking at maybe 70,000 kids getting kicked out of head start programs. we're looking at a $1.6 billion cut in funding for the national institutes of health which does research into life-saving me
today again president obama rang the alarm bells on the four spending cuts that are set to take effect seven days from now. >> i've been very clear that these kinds of arbitrary automatic cuts would have an adverse impact on families, on teachers, on parents who are reliant on head start programs, on our military readiness, on mental health services on medical search. >> you heard a bit of it there, especially from democrats you're hearing we'll have trouble fighting wildfires,...
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today, president obama said again something must be done. >> so these cuts are not smart. they are not fair. they will hurt our economy. they will add hundreds of thousands of americans to the unemployment rolls. this is not an abstraction. people will lose their jobs. >> so there are two solutions. number one, lawmakers find another way to punt, ie, delay the cuts for another few months or two, actually come up with a major plan to slash the debt. number two is not going to happen. the punt, i kind of like. anyway, that won't happen. number one has a decent chance. number one has failed, too. after all, the feared forced cuts are only 2.5% of projected total federal spending. we have an economics professor at nyu and former director of the congressional budget office. at this point, are the cuts inevitable? why is the president still talking about it? >> well, we're ten days away and it seems like the republicans really don't want to do anything to fend off this crisis. you said sequester is an odd word. in a lot of languages, it means kidnap. it's sort of a kidnap situat
today, president obama said again something must be done. >> so these cuts are not smart. they are not fair. they will hurt our economy. they will add hundreds of thousands of americans to the unemployment rolls. this is not an abstraction. people will lose their jobs. >> so there are two solutions. number one, lawmakers find another way to punt, ie, delay the cuts for another few months or two, actually come up with a major plan to slash the debt. number two is not going to happen....
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so nothing is changing under president obama. our nation still has debts we can't afford, the solution is not to find new ways to spend more money, the solution is to find ways to spend less money to save everybody from senior citizens to the middle class to the young people who are call counting on this government working for them. >> all right. well, thanks very much if both of you. i'm sorry, we had to cut you off there. we are going to take a brief break. though, still to come, about 100 passengers from the cruise ship the "triumph" filed a class action lawsuit against carnival. i have it here and i've got some questions for the lawyer representing them. he's next. plus, never before seen photos of the model shot and killed by the blade runner, oscar pistorius. we have the photographer. >>> and breaking news, a dramatic and emotional 911 call has just been released. what the operator heard during a shooting spree in which four were killed. [ male announcer ] the rhythm of life. [ whistle blowing ] where do you hear that beat?
so nothing is changing under president obama. our nation still has debts we can't afford, the solution is not to find new ways to spend more money, the solution is to find ways to spend less money to save everybody from senior citizens to the middle class to the young people who are call counting on this government working for them. >> all right. well, thanks very much if both of you. i'm sorry, we had to cut you off there. we are going to take a brief break. though, still to come, about...
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. >>> the obama administration urged to strike down the defense of marriage act. today was the deadline to file briefs in the challenge to the law. the case is scheduled to be heard march 27th. >>> they are reviewing boeing's proposal to return the dreamliner to flight. that won't happen until they are confident the airline's batteries are safe. the entire flight of 787s were grounded after the batteries on two separate planes failed. >>> the crash along the las vegas strip has triggered a national man hunt. police are looking for suspects who fired shots. he died. his car smashed into a tax si killing the driver and the passenger. >>> new video shows the aftermath of the syrian opposition group killed dozens. the opposition group the national coalition said today its fed up with the world ignoring the slaughter and says it will not attend a friends of syria conference in rome. >>> the fda approved a new drug to treat late-stage breast cancer. the therapy is for women with positive breast cancer. it should be available within two weeks. >>> and take a look at this
. >>> the obama administration urged to strike down the defense of marriage act. today was the deadline to file briefs in the challenge to the law. the case is scheduled to be heard march 27th. >>> they are reviewing boeing's proposal to return the dreamliner to flight. that won't happen until they are confident the airline's batteries are safe. the entire flight of 787s were grounded after the batteries on two separate planes failed. >>> the crash along the las vegas...
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. >> when president obama took office, 134 million americans were working in nonfarm jobs. today, after massive losses and a slow recovery, we're only 1.2 million jobs better off. and many pay less than those that were lost. recent study by the center for college affordability found almost half of college graduates are now in jobs that do not require four-year degrees. things like janitorial services, taxi driving and retail sales. professor richard vetter at ohio university helped author that study. >> let's say each one of them were making $20,000 a year more in income, which is quite plausible. we are talking about $400 billion a year in lost wages. >>> numbers like that made some economic analysts argue that underemployment may be every bit as damaging to the economy as unemployment. and kellock irvin is caught in the middle of it all. for now he takes freelance jobs as a photographer and part-time work with moving companies. but -- >> that can only support me so long before i need to head home. >> he might be the next one moving back home. tom foreman, cnn, washington.
. >> when president obama took office, 134 million americans were working in nonfarm jobs. today, after massive losses and a slow recovery, we're only 1.2 million jobs better off. and many pay less than those that were lost. recent study by the center for college affordability found almost half of college graduates are now in jobs that do not require four-year degrees. things like janitorial services, taxi driving and retail sales. professor richard vetter at ohio university helped author...
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it's certainly not unique to president obama. that's a disease that afflicted politicians across the political spectrum. >> thanks very much to both of you. all of your smart points aside, i say the guy can get a day off. he can have a guys weekend even though he's the president. >> still to come, today, officials announced what caused the fire on the carnival cruise triumph. we have the reason. and it's not pennies from heaven, but what the meteor left behind could mean big, big, big bucks. when the doctor told me that i could smoke for the first week... i'm like...yeah, ok... little did i know that one week later i wasn't smoking. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix is proven to help people quit smoking. it reduces the urge to smoke. some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. if you notice any of these stop taking chantix and call your doctor right away. tell your doctor about any history of depre
it's certainly not unique to president obama. that's a disease that afflicted politicians across the political spectrum. >> thanks very much to both of you. all of your smart points aside, i say the guy can get a day off. he can have a guys weekend even though he's the president. >> still to come, today, officials announced what caused the fire on the carnival cruise triumph. we have the reason. and it's not pennies from heaven, but what the meteor left behind could mean big, big,...
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president obama made some talk radio appearances. >> whether or not we can move republicans at this point to do the right thing is what we're still trying to gauge. >> now, he's called the cuts severe and brutal. house speaker john boehner, guess what, completely agrees with that. he's called them deep and dangerous, but they're not doing anything about it. here's the thing about the cuts. they're going to hurt some people that nobody wants to hurt. people already in pain, more than 4 million homebound and disabled seniors may have to go without dinner this year because of cuts to meals on wheels programs in the forced cuts. 70,000 children from lower income families will not be able to enroll in preschools and day care centers because of the forced spending cuts. the owners of about 10,000 homes and small businesses destroyed by hurricane sandy won't get the money needed for repair and recovery. now, there are all kinds of things in the forced cuts, some of which you may agree with, but some of which all of us would find offensive. we can cut the amount of money required here, many times
president obama made some talk radio appearances. >> whether or not we can move republicans at this point to do the right thing is what we're still trying to gauge. >> now, he's called the cuts severe and brutal. house speaker john boehner, guess what, completely agrees with that. he's called them deep and dangerous, but they're not doing anything about it. here's the thing about the cuts. they're going to hurt some people that nobody wants to hurt. people already in pain, more than...
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sources telling us at the state department that the obama administration is moving toward increasing aid to the syrian opposition. in the form of nonlethal military equipment and military training. these changes are being talked about with allies right now as part of secretary of state john kerry's meetings in europe. the sources stress that the united states is not providing weapons to the rebels, an important distinction and one we'll see if it will last. >>> last night we brought you a new story about a policy introduced by yahoo! ceo marisa mayer. employees won't be able to work from home any more. you were passionate about the subject. we included a poll on our "out front" blog ask you if you agree with the decision. there's been a back and forth on this poll all day. at the moment the yes side is winning. if you'd like to take a poll or add a comment of your own, please do so. go to our blog. >>> that was last night's essay. tonight's essay? it's next. and it's about the most unlikely menage a trois ever. vo: business trips add up to family time. this is my family. this is joe.
sources telling us at the state department that the obama administration is moving toward increasing aid to the syrian opposition. in the form of nonlethal military equipment and military training. these changes are being talked about with allies right now as part of secretary of state john kerry's meetings in europe. the sources stress that the united states is not providing weapons to the rebels, an important distinction and one we'll see if it will last. >>> last night we brought...
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revenue from closing those tax loopholes that both presidential candidates, mitt romney and president obama, talked about during the last campaign. they're all still out there. we haven't touched any of those. >> well, just to be fair, mitt romney said he would lower the tax rate in exchange for closing those, and you did limit deductions as part of the federal -- part of the fiscal cliff deal. so let me ask you about that specifically, because this whole tax issue, adam davidson and i quote him every single night so i hope he listens, co-founder of npr's planet money noted in the "new york times" that increasing the middle class tax burden by an additional 8% would have a bigger impact than taxing millionaires at 100% and of course, congressman, leaders of your own party, bill clinton also knows this. here's bill clinton at a conference i was at with him a year ago. >> i think you could tax me at 11 00% and you wouldn't balance the budget. we all have to contribute to this. if middle class people's wages were going up again and we had some growth in the economy, i don't think they would ob
revenue from closing those tax loopholes that both presidential candidates, mitt romney and president obama, talked about during the last campaign. they're all still out there. we haven't touched any of those. >> well, just to be fair, mitt romney said he would lower the tax rate in exchange for closing those, and you did limit deductions as part of the federal -- part of the fiscal cliff deal. so let me ask you about that specifically, because this whole tax issue, adam davidson and i...
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an incredibly long day of tough questions for president obama's defense secretary nominee chuck hagel. one of the most contentious moments came when senator john mccain asked whether the 2007 surge troop in iraq was successful. >> the question is, were you right or wroeng? that's a pretty straightforward question. i would like you to answer whether you are right or wrong and then you are free to elaborate. >> well, i'm not going to give you a yes or no answer on a lot of things. >> let the record show that you refuse to answer that question. now, please go ahead. >> well, if you would like me to explain why -- >> no, i actually would like an answer. yes or no. >> well, i'm not going to give you a yes or no. >> another hot topic at the hearing today, it was a 2006 interview that hagel gave to former middle east peace negotiator, erin david miller. now, in that interview, hagel said this. "the jewish lobby intimidates a lot of people up here." now, today of that comment about the "jewish lobby," hagel said categorically, i regret it. >> i've already said i regret referencing the jewish
an incredibly long day of tough questions for president obama's defense secretary nominee chuck hagel. one of the most contentious moments came when senator john mccain asked whether the 2007 surge troop in iraq was successful. >> the question is, were you right or wroeng? that's a pretty straightforward question. i would like you to answer whether you are right or wrong and then you are free to elaborate. >> well, i'm not going to give you a yes or no answer on a lot of things....
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the problem is president obama, he's got his party at his back. i have no doubt that if he makes an ultimate deal, that he will be able to pull along the democrats. the problem is john boehner can't bring along his party at all if there's even a nickel of tax increases and that's hard to get balance when you have something like that. >> thanks very much to both of you. john boehner herding cats. cats have a special appearance on "outfront" tonight. >>> still "outfront" new developments in the super bowl blackout investigation. today, the answer. beyonce, was she to blame? >>> and war on gun makers. our next guest wants them to pay for shootings. be completely liable. >>> and was chris christie telling the truth when he said this to david letterman? >> basically, the healthiest fat guy you have ever seen in your life. it's lots of things. all waking up. connecting to the global phenomenon we call the internet of everything. ♪ it's going to be amazing. and exciting. and maybe, most remarkably, not that far away. we're going to wake the world up. a
the problem is president obama, he's got his party at his back. i have no doubt that if he makes an ultimate deal, that he will be able to pull along the democrats. the problem is john boehner can't bring along his party at all if there's even a nickel of tax increases and that's hard to get balance when you have something like that. >> thanks very much to both of you. john boehner herding cats. cats have a special appearance on "outfront" tonight. >>> still...
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a long day of tough questions for president obama's defense secretary nominee, chuck hagel. it was his senate confirmation hearing. and up with of the most contentious moments came when hagel's old friend, and former colleague, senator john mccain, asked whether the 2007 u.s. troop surge in iraq, which you may recall, hagel had called, in his words, the most dangerous foreign policy blunder in this country since vietnam, he asked whether that surge had ultimately been successful. >> the question is, were you right or wrong? that's a pretty straightforward question. i would like to answer whether you were right or wrong, and then you are free to elaborate. >> well, i'm not going to give you a yes or no answer on a lot of things. >> let the record show that you refuse to answer that question. now, please go ahead. >> well, if you would like me to explain why -- >> no, i actually would like an answer. yes or no. >> well, i'm not going to give you a yes or no. >> another hot topic at the hearing today, it was a 2006 interview that hagel gave to former middle east peace negotiato
a long day of tough questions for president obama's defense secretary nominee, chuck hagel. it was his senate confirmation hearing. and up with of the most contentious moments came when hagel's old friend, and former colleague, senator john mccain, asked whether the 2007 u.s. troop surge in iraq, which you may recall, hagel had called, in his words, the most dangerous foreign policy blunder in this country since vietnam, he asked whether that surge had ultimately been successful. >> the...
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didn't you just get obama care and get all that? are you saying you didn't do all you could with obama care? >> you know, the president has been willing to do entitlement savings, and he's there said he would do $400 billion more in medicare savings. that's very difficult. in the state of the union, he said he would be willing to have the same out year savings in medicare that the simpson-bowles commission does. when republicans say the president is not serious about entitlement savings or spending cuts, that's just patently false, and that offer that he gave to speaker boehner and still keeps on the table, the fact that he said that in the state of the union, all shows his commitment. all we're asking for is to have that basic balance and compromise where you say, if you're going to put -- if you're going to put entitlement savings, put medicare reforms on the table, let's at least insure that you're closing some loopholes and tax expenditures and you're not saying the entire burden of deficit reduction is going to go on education
didn't you just get obama care and get all that? are you saying you didn't do all you could with obama care? >> you know, the president has been willing to do entitlement savings, and he's there said he would do $400 billion more in medicare savings. that's very difficult. in the state of the union, he said he would be willing to have the same out year savings in medicare that the simpson-bowles commission does. when republicans say the president is not serious about entitlement savings...